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P26 Layout 1 26 Sports Monday, November 19, 2018 Spinners help England end 17-year wait in Sri Lanka Leach, Moeen spin England to series win over Sri Lanka PALLEKELE: Spin duo Moeen Ali and Jack Leach SCOREBOARD combined to end England’s 17-year wait for a test series victory in Sri Lanka after bowling the tourists to End of match scoreboard in the second cricket Test between a 57-run victory in the second Test yesterday. Sri Lanka and England in Kandy yesterday: Moeen struck twice in three deliveries and Leach completed his maiden five-wicket haul as the tourists England 1st innings 290 (J. Buttler 63, S. Curran 64; D. took a little over 30 minutes on the final morning to seal Perera 4-61) victory and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three- Sri Lanka 1st innings 336 (R. Silva 85, D. Karunaratne 63; J. test series. Sri Lanka resumed on 226 for seven, need- Leach 3-70, A. Rashid 3-75) ing 75 to keep the series alive after their opening loss in Galle, but were all out for 243 as England completed England 2nd innings 346 (J. Root 124, B. Foakes 65, R. Burns 59; their first away series win in tests since beating South Dananjaya 6-115, Perera 3-96) Africa at the beginning of 2016. The England side led by Nasser Hussain were the Sri Lanka 2nd innings (overnight 226-7) last to register a series victory in Sri Lanka in 2001 and D. Karunaratne c Foakes b Rashid 57 Joe Root’s men arrived in the country winless in their K. Silva st Foakes b Leach 4 last 13 tests away from home. Their last series victory in Asia was in India six years ago and not many would D. de Silva c Jennings b Leach 1 have bet on England to win with a match to spare K. Mendis lbw b Leach 1 against Sri Lanka, who defeated South Africa 2-0 at A. Mathews lbw b Moeen 88 home in July. R. Silva c Root b Moeen 37 “We said we are going to come out here and play N. Dickwella c Stokes b Moeen 35 bold cricket, we were quite courageous at times and everyone’s really bought into that. We are seeing the D. Perera lbw b Leach 2 rewards now,” Root said at the post-match presenta- A. Dananjaya not out 8 KANDY: England’s Moeen Ali (2nd L) celebrates with his teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s captain tion. “We have to keep looking to improve. We have Suranga Lakmal (L) during the final day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and England at the S. Lakmal (capt) b Moeen 0 seen this team grow in the last six-eight months. We are Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy yesterday. — AFP M. Pushpakumara c and b Leach 1 not the finished article, we want to get to number one at Extras (b5, lb4) 9 some point. “We have to be consistent to do that, in all parts of the world and on different surfaces.” spinners at bay for 15 minutes while picking up singles to that. (I) couldn’t be more proud of the guys.” Sri Total (all out; 74 overs) 243 For the first time in a test match, spinners claimed 38 to advance towards their target but Moeen broke their Lanka batted well in both innings but Sam Curran’s Fall of Wickets 14-1 (K. Silva), 16-2 (de Silva), 26-3 (Mendis), wickets with Leach and Moeen sharing 14 between resistance by dismissing Dickwella, who was caught at counter-attacking 64 in the first innings and Root’s cen- 103-4 (Karunaratne), 176-5 (R. Silva), 221-6 (Mathews), 226-7 them on a turning track at Pallekele. Sri Lanka’s stand- slip by Stokes for 35. tury under pressure in the second made the difference (D. Perera), 240-8 (Dickwella), 240-9 (Lakmal), 243-10 in captain Lakmal was the only quick to pick up a wick- The off-spinner then sent back Lakmal for a duck for England. (Pushpakumara) et while the other was a run out. It was also the first two deliveries later before Malinda Pushpakumara “Sri Lanka played brilliantly in both innings,” added time since 1973 in Karachi that no seamer took a wicket Bowling: Anderson 5-2-12-0, Leach 28-2-83-5, Moeen Ali 19- spooned a catch straight back to left-arm spinner Root, after registering his first away series victory as in a test for England. Leach. “It was a brilliant test match,” said Root, who captain. “At times we lost clusters of wickets but we 2-72-4, Adil Rashid 17-1-52-1, Root 5-0-15-0. When play resumed yesterday, Sri Lanka’s hopes of was named player of the match for his brilliant 124 in stayed very calm and managed to find ways to get back Result: England win by 57 runs squaring the series rested entirely on wicketkeeper the second innings. in the game and get the control back in our favour.” England take winning 2-0 lead in three-match series Niroshan Dickwella, who was unbeaten on 27 “We were very good for the whole game. At times The third and final test of the series will start on overnight. The hosts managed to keep the England we were under pressure and we responded really well Friday in Colombo. — Reuters Hasan, Yasir set Shastri says Pakistan on victory India ‘taking path in first Test ABU DHABI: Medium pacer Hasan Ali and leg-spinner Yasir no prisoners’ Shah took five wickets apiece to set Pakistan on the victory path on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Hasan took his maiden five-wicket in Australia haul with 5-45 while Yasir finished with 5-110 — his 14th five-wicket feat in an innings-as New Zealand collapsed from 220-4 to 249 all out soon after tea. BRISBANE: Coach Ravi Shastri vowed yes- That left Pakistan with 176 to win the Test and at close terday India will “take no prisoners” in their they were 37-0 with Imam-ul-Haq on 25 not out and quest to win a Test series in Australia for the Mohammad Hafeez unbeaten on eight, needing another 139 first time, but cautioned against underesti- to win with all ten wickets in hand and two days to play. mating the struggling home team. With the Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch not worrisome for India play four Tests and three one-day batting Pakistan has high hopes of enforcing a 1-0 lead in the three-match series while New Zealand can take heart internationals from early December, with from the fact that Pakistan lost a Test here against Sri Lanka three Twenty20s before that, starting in by 21 runs after set 136 to win last year. Brisbane on Wednesday. Bradley-John Watling with 59 and Henry Nicholls with ABU DHABI: Pakistani captain and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (L) and Asad Shafiq (C) celebrate after bowling Despite Australia’s form nosediving since 55 had defied Pakistan in the post lunch session with a out New Zealand batsman Neil Wagner (R) during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in fighting stand of 112 for the fifth wicket but Yasir took four and New Zealand at the Sheikh Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFP March resulted in bans for Steve Smith and wickets off just 15 balls to bring his team back into con- David Warner, the former spin great doesn’t tention. Pakistan took the second new ball with the total at believe they have lost their aura. 201-4 soon after tea and Yasir had Nicholls caught beauti- New Zealand were in danger of losing the Test today behind by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed for 46. Raval had “I don’t think so,” he said. “I always believe fully by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed and then in his next after three quick wickets fell in the space of just 22 runs in added 86 for the second wicket with Kane Williamson who no team is weak at home. “We might have over trapped Coiln de Grandhomme leg-before for three. the first session with Hasan taking two in the same over. But made 37. Raval hit five boundaries in his 120-ball knock. three or four players not playing when a team Nicholls hit three boundaries in his 171-ball resistance- Watling survived a leg-before decision on review after Resuming at 56-1 New Zealand had pinned hopes on their comes to India but God forbid if anyone says packed knock. An over later, Yasir ended Watling’s 145-ball umpire Bruce Oxenford raised his finger off Bilal Asif for 15. skipper Williamson. But it was Raval who smashed two it is a weak Indian team because you will be defiance with a leg-before and then bowled Neil Wagner Watling took full advantage of the reprieve and added 67 in boundaries and then took a single off Mohammad Abbas to surprised.” for nought. Watling had five boundaries in his knock. the second session without losing a wicket. take New Zealand into the lead. But just 12 runs into the Hasan then wrapped up the innings by bowling Ish Sodhi Shastri didn’t want to be drawn on It was Hasan who brought Pakistan back in the first ses- lead Williamson was bowled by leg-spinner Yasir Shah to a for 18 and Trent Boult caught off a miscued drive for nought sion.
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